Pantaloons-stretcher



(No Model.) O. S. NOYES.

v PANTALOONS STRETGHE-R. I No. 361,834. Patnted Apr. 26, 1887.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR N. PETERS. mwum w, Washirlgian. o. c.

INITED STATES PATENT Orricn,

ORLANDO S. NOYES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PANTALOONS-STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,834. dated April 26, 1887. Application filed January 28, 1887. Serial No. 225,763, (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ORLANDO S. NoYEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pantaloons Stretchers; and I do hereby declare the follow ing to b'eafnll, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to devices for stretching pantaloons, and has for its object the provision of means whereby the ordinary hooks or pins used for supporting clothing can be utilized for supporting or holding one end of the garment while the other end is being pulled upon by a clamp connected to some object at or near the floor of the room or bottom of the wardrobe-as, for instance, the wash-board or by attaching a weight to the clamp, so as to make the strain upon the garments continuous, no matter how much they may give. To accomplish this purpose, I fasten the suspenders front and back and place them over a hook or clothes-supporting pin, and clamp the bottom or lower end of the legs in a peculiarly- V shaped clamp, which is provided with a cord or chain for closing it upon the legs and for hooking it to a suitable hook or pin below, or for receiving a weight by which the proper tension is caused to be exerted upon the gar; ment. This clamp consists of two frames or parts in the shape of a rectangle with one side removed, one of said parts fitting in the other, and the two being pivoted together at the ends and near the top. The cord or chain by which they are connected and clamped upon the garment is fastened at each end to the bottom of one frame and passed through rings or suitable openings in the other, so that a draw upon the cord will cause both frames or parts to come into line and to clamp upon the bottom of the pantsleg or other article placed between them. This tension or draw upon the cords or chains may be produced by drawing them taut over a hook or pin.

The invention will be more fully understood from the following detailed description.

The accompanying drawings illustrate what I consider the best means for carrying my invention into practice.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of apair of pantaloons having my clamp attached to the bottom thereof. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the clamp with the frames or parts spread. Fig. 3 is a similar View with the same closed. Fig. 4 is an edge View of the said frames similar to that shown in Fig. 1, but on a larger scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures where they occur.

A represents a hook or pin placed in the wall at a convenient height, and B is a pin fastened or secured in the wash-board. These pins A and B, it will be understood, may be applied to any structure, or may be already in place in many situationsas, for instance, in chambers, wardrobes, &c.

O is a pair of pantaloons, and O are the suspenders fastened front and back and hooked over part A. At the bottom of the pantaloonsleg is a clamp, D, which constitutes the essence of my invention. This clamp D grips the pantaloons and is fastened to the hook B; or, instead of the hook B, it may have a weight attach'ed to it, whereby the pull or tension upon the pantaloons is made continuous.

The construction of the clamp D is such that the tension of the pantaloons, or of the chain or cord by which the said clamp is attached to hook B or to a weight, serves to cause the clamp to grip all the tighter upon the pantaloons. The said construction is as follows: Two frames or parts, (I and d, are formed in the shape of a rectangle with one side omitted, and of such difference in dimensions as to fit, the one, d, inside of the other, d, as will be seen in the figures of the drawings. These two frames or parts are pivoted together at d on each side a short distance from the top.

The frame d is provided with rings d d on its lower ends, and a cord or chain, E, is passed through said rings or eyes (i and attached at each end to the opposite frame or part, d.

It is evident that a pull or draw upon this chain or cord will cause the top of the clamp to close and grip upon any article placed between it; and when drawn taut, if the chain or cord be hooked over a hook or pin, as B in the instance shown in Fig. 1, the pants-legs or other garment will be stretched.

The clamp formed of the two frames d and d, fitting into each other by reason of the greater size of one of them, affords a stretcher of small compass, which can be stored in small space for traveling, &c., as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and the rectangular form presents a smooth straight clamping-space for engaging or holding the pants-legs.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- V 1. A clamp for holding pantaloons and other garments when being stretched, consisting of the rectangular frames d and d, pivoted together, the latter being of larger size than the former, so that they may be .folded together and occupy the same space as the outer frame only, and the two presenting a plane straight clamping portion along the top thereof to receive the garment between them, substantially as set forth.

2. A clamp for holding pantaloons and other garments when being stretched, consisting of 2 5 the rectangular frames d and d, pivoted together, the latter being of larger size than the former, so that they may be folded together to occupy the least possible compass, and the two presenting a plane straight clamping surface or portion along the top to receive the garment between them, one of said frames being provided-With ears d, and a cord or chain 

